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The field of Citizen as Diplomat examines the role of private citizens in conducting diplomacy and influencing international relations, a departure from the conventional understanding of diplomacy as the exclusive domain of state representatives. From a historical and interdisciplinary perspective, the concept of the citizen diplomat has grown in prominence, transforming significantly over the centuries.
A large portion of the book is dedicated to Israeli and Jewish cases, yet the book conveys a broader, universal message. Similar to the non-Israeli/Jewish articles, the Israel/Jewish articles also serve as examples and test cases for the broad and universal phenomenon of the Citizen as Diplomat. Even the chapter dedicated to Jewish Citizen Diplomacy aims to use a specific case to illustrate broader aspects of this phenomenon.
Historically, diplomacy was traditionally the purview of state actors – kings, queens, ambassadors, and official diplomats. It was formal, protocol-driven, and largely inaccessible to common citizens. However, the rise of globalization, democratization, and technological advancement has democratized the diplomatic process. Now, everyday citizens, either individually or through organized groups like NGOs, can participate in diplomatic activities.
This has given rise to the concept of citizen diplomacy, also known as track-two or people-to-people diplomacy. The book is dedicated to the exploration of the diverse non-state actors, citizens, who perform acts of diplomacy and are the backbone of an emerging field, Citizen Diplomacy.
Professor Raanan Rein is the Elias Sourasky Professor of Latin American and Spanish History and former Vice President of Tel Aviv University.
Professor David Tal is the Yossi Harel Chair in Modern Israel Studie, University of Sussex
Introduction
Part I: Reflections on the field
1 Giles Smith-Scott - "Pandora's Box? Diplomatic Ecosystems and (Non-)Limits of Citizen Diplomacy"
2 Gilead Sher and Luke Bambrick - The Era of Citizens' Diplomacy Based
3 Lior Lehrs - Unofficial Israeli Diplomats in the Israeli-Arab Conflict
Part II: Cultural Aspects
4 Jennifer Chochinov - "‘An American consciousness’: Citizen diplomacy and study abroad"
5 Gauti Kristmannsson - Translation and Interpreting as Citizen Diplomacy
Part III: Jewish Citizen Diplomacy
6 Jonathan Grossman - "Diaspora Citizen Diplomacy: Jewish Brazilian Unofficial Diplomats and the State of Israel"
7 Gideon Reuveni - "Jewish Diplomacy and German Reparations after the Holocaust"
8 Zohar Segev - The American Jewish Conference, 1943 - 1949: Community in a Time of Crisis
Part IV: International Relations and Citizen Diplomacy
9 Raanan Rein and Dror Sharon - "People´s Diplomacy and Trans-National Solidarity: Female Volunteers from Jewish Palestine in the Spanish Civil War"
10 Galia Sabar and Deby Babis - "International migrant workers participating in their host country’s digital public diplomacy: The case of Filipino caregivers in Israel”
11 David Tal - Pilgrims, Travelers, and the Shaping of the US-Israel Special Relationship
Conclusion